FOX’s “House” and “24″ were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV Monday, January 26, 2009 with 15.7 and 12.2 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Monday evening with approximately 12.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
HOUSE
FOX
15,692,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
12,781,000

3
24
FOX
12,223,000

4
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
10,566,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,207,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
9,192,000

7
NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK-MON(S)-01/26/2009
NBC
8,325,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
8,083,000

9
WORST WEEK
CBS
7,130,000

10
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
6,946,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 26, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 14.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place …